Simon Case was told in a letter signed by 42 staff from 16 departments that ideology on gender promoted by trans activists has become embedded in the Civil Service in a “significant breach of impartiality”.
Staff who dare to air gender-critical views – meaning they believe there are two biological sexes that cannot be changed – suffer “serious harassment” at work and live with a “pervasive fear” they will be victimised, the letter adds.
As a result, it says, the operation of government is being “distorted” and the authors plead for “urgent action to ensure that Civil Service impartiality is upheld, and freedom of belief is respected”.
The Civil Service’s head of human resources has met some of the signatories to discuss their concerns, but the letter – along with extensive evidence of the way highly contentious beliefs are promoted in numerous Whitehall departments – has been leaked to The Telegraph amid complaints that the response has been inadequate.
Cabinet ministers have long been concerned about bias in the Civil Service when it comes to gender politics. In 2021, the then equalities minister Liz Truss ordered Whitehall departments to withdraw from a controversial “diversity champions” scheme run by the charity Stonewall following accusations that it was promoting extreme ideologies.
Documents shared with The Telegraph show staff have been asked to undergo training that says biological men can use female-only facilities and to avoid gendered language such as the phrase “mum and dad” in some circumstances for fear of causing offence.
In departments struggling with inflationary pressures and backlogs caused by the pandemic, civil servants are being encouraged to spend their time attending courses or watching videos that promote LGBTQ+ “allyship”.
In one department, staff shared a “30 days of Pride” online calendar, with different videos and articles for each day, where it would take almost six hours to watch and read them all.
Attempts to implement reform are blocked by senior civil servants, he says, adding: “This obstruction and wokery cannot continue: it is designed, quite simply, to stop democracy working.”
The letter, which was also sent to all permanent secretaries – the most senior civil servants in each ministry – warns that impartiality, one of the core values of the Civil Service Code, is being “ignored in respect of sex and gender issues”.
The signatories, who include senior managers, senior lawyers and policy advisers, say: “We are concerned that the widespread incorporation of the concept of ‘gender identity’ into the language and internal policies of the Civil Service constitutes a significant breach of impartiality.”
“Not everyone shares this belief,” the letter says, “yet it is often treated as undisputed fact, and those who disagree are characterised as uninformed or hateful”
A government source said that Ms Ryland met with signatories of the letter after it was sent and the Government’s impartiality guidance focusing on the contentious training and policy for civil servants was being prepared and is expected to be published by the end of this year.
Even the Women’s Network has been replaced by the “Gender Equality Network” which promotes the notion that our biological sex is an “identity” rather than an immutable characteristic.
If a complaint is made to articulate a concern about the inclusion of men in groups that relate specifically to female biology – such as the menopause – the complainant is dismissed as failing to understand diversity and inclusion,
accused of misgendering, encouraged to educate themselves by reading approved policies or will even receive veiled threats that they will be reported to their manager.
One document aimed at educating civil servants on how to support transgender staff says: “Part of gender transition is living in the gender with which a person identifies. This includes using the facilities they feel are right for them, such as toilets and changing rooms.”
There is no recognition, let alone organisational support, for any woman who may simply want privacy from the opposite sex, or who may as a requirement of her religion be required to use separate facilities from men, or who may have experienced sexual violence.
英國：公務員抗議被進步政策牽著鼻子走的政府（Whitehall）
Civil servant revolt at ‘woke takeover of Whitehall’
Civil servant revolt at ‘woke takeover of Whitehall’
Letter to Cabinet Secretary warns government policy risks being improperly influenced by imposition of gender ideology
台灣外包的公務員性別平等教育大概也是這樣，之前耳聞連企業的「性騷擾講座」也在偷渡性別是流動的Stonewall cuts all Government departments from its l...
Civil servant revolt at ‘woke takeover of Whitehall’
此外在因為疫情而陷入困境的狀況下，員工被鼓勵花時間觀看的影片以提升與LGBT+的「結盟關係」，也有人分享「30日驕傲月曆」，上面表示的影片及文章需要花費6小時才能看完
Women's Network不太確定要怎麼翻比較好，但看起來功能很像女性論壇、女性團體、女性安全網的綜合？